General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL; PAPER PACKAGING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

4.5 cm

Width

2.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Domestic Technology

Category

Toilet article

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GILLETTE

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE WOULD HAVE BEEN USED BETWEEN 1934 AND 1965

Canada

MADE IN CANADA

Function

USED WHEN INSERTED INTO A SAFETY RAZOR TO CUT BODY HAIR

Technical

GILLETTE BROUGHT OUT THE GILLETTE "BLUE BLADE" IN 1930 USING A CONTINUOUS-STRIP PROCESS WHICH PROVIDED UNIFORM HIGH QUALITY. IN 1962 THE ENGLISH WILKINSON SWORD CO. INTRODUCED A SUPERIOR STAINLESS STEEL BLADE WHICH CAUSED GILLETTE TO BRING OUT ITS OWN VERSION IN 1965 CEASING TO MAKE THE "BLUEBLADE".[REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES OF BLADE: 'KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ Gillette [LOGO]/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ C 4/ MADE IN CANADA/ Gillette BLUE BLADE'/ PRINTED ON FRONT OF WRAPPER: 'Gillette/ BLUE/ BLADE/ TRADE MARK/ [PHOTO]/ King C. Gillette [IN CURSIVE]/ MADE IN CANADA'/ PRINTED ON BACK: 'MADE IN CANADA/ Gillette [LOGO]/ KNOWN THE WORLD OVER/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ MARCAS REGISTRADAS PRINTED IN CANADA'/ INSIDE: 'GILLETTE RAZOR COMPANY MONTREAL/ A DIVISION OF GILLETTE OF CANADA LIMITED/ DESIGN T.M. REG'D COPYRIGHT REG'D'

Missing

N/A

Finish

NAVY BLUE BLADE WITH BLUE PRINTING; WRAPPER BLUE WITH NAVY AND WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

PHOTO OF KING GILLETTE, THE FIRST PRESIDENT, ON THE WRAPPING